[It's true. He won't lie, and he thinks about the words. He could lash out, but he wasn't the type. He didn't even feel like lashing out, he just felt tired. It was a tiredness that had seeped into him along with the knowledge that something at any time could force him into a situation where he could hurt those around him.]

I am atoning for it by taking responsibility and removing myself so they can rest easy.

[Inaho isn't like Slaine. He knows what the other would do to atone. He'd seen it first hand when the other had smiled and tapped right between his eyes on the beach.]

What would you do if you had done what I did?